Always Been Yours

Chapter 69

Chapter 69

Nicholas’ breath hitched, the softness he was gripping firmly onto rendering him into a stupor.

Meanwhile, it didn’t take long for Tessa to burrow out of his arms. She straightened up, but that made the pain unbearable, so much so that it brought fresh tears to her eyes. She crouched down in hopes of soothing her protesting ankle, and as she breathed through the pain, she grumbled, “Can’t you just be a little less aggressive?”

Nicholas was about to retort when he suddenly looked down and noticed that her ankle was as swollen as fully-proofed bread dough. Seized with an inexplicable anger, he snapped irritably, “Why are you being so stubborn when you’re already this badly hurt? Are you planning on waiting for paralysis to set in before you’re willing to go to the hospital?”

She glared at him and snapped mutinously, “Be quiet if you don’t want to be the first one to get paralyzed!”

“You-” Stumped by her sharp tongue, he found himself at a sudden loss for words.

was sick of seeing women fawn over and throw themselves at Nicholas and it was refreshing to see a woman argue with him for once. Not to mention, President Sawyer’s anger seemed to have been borne out of worry. Could it be that he

to dismiss the thought, but the next moment, he watched with shock as

began to struggle, shrieking, “Let me go,

to his jaw as he turned to say to Edward,

nodded hastily, and with Gregory’s hand firmly clasped in his own, he fell in step behind Nicholas

filed into the hospital, whereupon Nicholas arranged for a doctor to tend to Tessa’s wounds and

Sawyer. She landed on the wrong note and sprained her ankle when she jumped from a high

she heard this, then glowered at Nicholas as she grumbled, “See, I

foot anywhere. I’m only doing this to stop Gregory

and pointed out sourly, “And I wouldn’t even

her hand throughout the check-up and

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